![]() ![]() The first two days I had on the Belafontes were early season pow days at Winter Park and Arapahoe Basin. I drilled out the plugs, threw some G-flex epoxy in the holes and mounted up some Look Pivot 14s right at the recommended mounting point, and we were good to go! Softer Snow I’m no prude when it comes to drilling a ski full of holes, but I was pretty excited to see one of the previous mounts was for Look Pivots and very close to my BSL. The bases were in mint condition but they had already been mounted twice. There were a few skis on my radar but when a cheap pair of Belafontes popped up, I pulled the trigger. The previous season I was spending a lot time on my Moment Bibby, and I wanted something I could ski with the same confidence but with a bit more edge bite for firmer conditions. I acquired my pair of Moment Belafonte’s back in fall 2019 and they found their way into my Tahoe daily driver slot fairly quickly. Experts can rest assured that we did not install a speed limiting device - the Belafonte is still a burly, charge-worthy ski - but thanks to a few small changes, it now comes alive before you hit 30 miles per hour. For 2014/15 we’ve tweaked the design, adding a dual-radius sidecut and subtle Mullet Rocker profile that make it a little easier to engage. When we introduced it three season ago, the Belafonte was the quintessential big mountain rocket: straight, stiff, and damp. New for 2014, the Belafonte features Moment's Mullet Rocker to increase hardpack edge grip without affecting handling in variable conditions. Tip rocker eases turn initiation and corrals tip wander while traditional mounting, a flat tail and a burly aspen/ash core reward charging skiers with unshakable confidence in chop and crud. Let’s see what Moment said back in the day: 2014/15įorged from a long line of competition freeride skis, the Moment Belafonte Skis are designed to be a daily-driver for traditional big-mountain experts. Can a ski from this bygone era compete with the offerings of today? Let’s jump in and find out. In this review, I’ll be focusing on the Belafonte V2. Moment’s goal with the V2 was to improve the low speed handling without sacrificing the Belafonte’s celebrated stability at the speed. These changes included shifting around offered lengths, a small reduction in turning radius, and the addition of micro-camberered sections (think Moment Deathwish). The Belafonte V1 was produced for 3 seasons before some tweaks were made in the 2014/15 model year that yielded the Belafonte V2. ![]() Moment skis flew a bit under the radar in 2011 but this ski was received well by the enthusiast crowd. The V1 Belafonte was advertised as a daily driver ski for traditional mountain experts and seemed delivered on that claim. I was a senior in high school, Facebook was for young people, and Donald Trump wasn’t a part of the US political system. The world was a simpler place when Moment first unleashed the Belafonte V1 for the 2010/2011 season. ![]()
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